New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-08
PRICE THREE CENTS
NOTHING TO DRINK TO-DAY.
BARRooMs TO BE CLOSED TIGHTLY.

HOTELS WILL ALSO BIC ABSOLUTELY DRIVEWAY
MAYOR HEWITT SAYS
Preparations for rigid enforcement of the Ed
else law to-day in all parts of the city were mad
ct Police Headquarters yesterday Superintend
emit Murray gave orders to the captains to send
the reserve force In plain Clothes to act as Sum
day detectives. Every hotel and restaurant must
be watched, he said, while the liquor stores were 10
be kept closed as tightly as possible. To TRIB-
UNE reporter Mr.. Murray said:
The police will take every possible precaution -
prevent the selling giving away OF liquor To-
morrow Arrests will be made at auy place il liquor
Is sold in the presence of officer From information
intention OF the hotel keepers and most liquor dealers
to adhere strictly the law and not to sell any liquor
tomorrow. If they do that there may be tew arrests
In the city.
Commissioner voorhIs said that he did not think
there would be as much occasion to make arrests
to-day on previous Sundays, but he hoped the
police would do their duty. Tho law to prevent
liquor selling on Sundays was good one. hs
thought Saidh
hope that the law will be permitted -
stand it Is and that it will continue to be enforced
with vigor Liquor dealers ough. to have the same
rights as dealers in drygoods, and no favor shond bs
given TO them on days when 1t is unlawful tor them
to continue their traffic am in tavor Of the proposed
law PER- nit the sale of beer at respectable concert
places because the Mayor can use the power entrs;sa
under the law.
Other members Of the Board of Police expressed
similar views.
Captain Williams, of the Thirtieth Street squad,
was getting ready to set close watch the big
hotels Id his precinct. 1t was said that some police
men from other precincts would be placed at his
disposal to-day. II believe" he said, that the
hotel. keepers have decided not to sell any wine to
their guests on Sundays while the law remains As
it is. IL they sell tomorrow l will catch them
sure.'
Amid the turmoil in which the sellers and the par
takers of liquor public and semi-publc places on
sundays ind themselves. Mayor Hewitt maintains
his Official and individual composure. He con-
tinues to move with his head bent forward as il
determined not to halt in his work. To tribune
reporter he said yesterday:
You may ask me my views as to the opinion Of
the Corporation Counsel with respect u tho sale Oh
liquor in different places on Sunday can only reply
that the Corporation Counsel is the officer whose bust
ness it s to interpret the laws as they are, and IL 10
my business execute those laws according to their
spirit You may ask me how regard those % iaTs s aaa
feel required officially to give an opinion at crescent
may look upon them asobnOxious in many particulas
still nv duty is clear TO that they properly en-
forced IL the Corporation Counsel holds that they
should be operative in their application to the higher
class OF hotels clubhouses then it Is my duty sil
to exact obedience 10 the laws. Ii my admnsiration
OF the Office OF Mayor proves anything it must prove
that the government OF this city based law and
the Laws must be obsyed. have suggested changes
and framed new measures touching this subject spd
have been defeated there nothing lett tor me 70
do but to 20 ahead aud see that the laws as they
stand on the statute book are strictly enforced. !
have repeated reiterated my views on the general
subject and do not that there is anything new thAs
can properly say to the public about it.
President Woodman. of the Excise Board, has
written the following letter to the president and
members of each Of the twenty -four liquor-deaerS
ORGANIZATIONS in the city
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Excise violated When hnd saloon en-. %
censo sey dS1f sna the Essss Board my
fuses the license renewal. ...,u,,r 90 a.. ro,o,
sellers or their business do wish 70 ana any one vo
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restaurants Should be allowed serve drink with meal: on
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az ths rich man has wine and propose and WI
heartily support amendment which will open the saons
on sunday the hours Of IL and In the sernooc
sosy for the sale OF and beer nothing TO be drunk
on 3e nremses But that the sentiment OF tins y
WHOLE IL opposed 10 the frequchthg Oh
Sunday for the purpose OF drinking -, -, -, -
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ezens ENJOYING the privileges which our Avs
YOU ought respect and obey this feature oi no
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of weskens regard for every other
teaches others that contempt tot "A
laws viii is the beginning OF anarchy aud ruin .
appeal 10 you, therefore as nonorsoe en 70 All
een them closed on Sundays ask TO adopt the
means ~ that obeying the law and not seun6
in orbdden by leaving your shes as snSp
Eeenera DO II t that public sentiment agansth
law dry Sundays will be the snrest and 9nickcss
means of amending be not true, this also w os 70
ya.sd And Won surely will persist In Conductha
vonr IN defiance and public sentiment